>If any of you have had experince with dermestid colonies, please give
>me your input. Do I have good reason to suggest the colony be placed
>elsewhere? Or is it possible to really contain the little beasts?
>
>Thanks in advance, and All the best for the season.
>
>LaurelLaurel Casjens
My advice is to get the colony into a different building. When we moved
into new quarters many years ago, we lost our "apart" place for our colony.
It has been a constant battle in subsequent years. In theory, it's possible
to contain them; in practicality, it seems to work only sporatically.
Art Harris
Laboratory for Environmental Biology
Centennial Museum
University of Texas at El Paso
El Paso, TX 79968-0519
USA
Fax (915) 747-5808
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